Vignetter.



No. 774,457. PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

' J. E. SMITH.

' VIGNETTER.. APPLICATION FILED IBB. 17, 904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented November 8, 1904.

PATENT EETQE.

VIGNETTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,457, dated November8, 1904.

Application filed February 17, 1904. Serial No. 194,048. (No model.)

To all whom, it Harry concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. SMITH, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented new and useful Improvements 1n Vrgnetters, of Wl11Cl1 thefollowing is a very simple and durable in construction, is 7 very easilymanipulated, and is of moderate cost.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, in which- Figure 1is a side elevation of the device attached to the top of a camera-standand with the blender in a vertical position. Fig. 2 is a plan view withthe blender inclined backward. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of amodification of the end of the adjusting-rod. Fig. 4 is an enlarged rearelevation of the supporting mechanism, partly in section, on line mofFig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged rear elevation of the blender, and Fig. 6is an enlarged side view of the blender-frame clamp.

Letters of reference indicate the various features of the invention,similar letters denoting corresponding parts in the several views.

The letter A indicates the top of a camerastand, to which the vignetteris attached.

B is the vignetter-holder, having jaws 6 Z) and a thumb-screw 7/, bywhich the holder is secured to the stand.

C is a vertical post fixed on the holder B.

.l) is avertically-bisected preferably spherical and hollow clamp andhaving recesses (Z (Z in one of its members to receive the post C andbeing rotatable and vertically adjustable on said post.

E is a pipe which rests in recesses d CZ in the other member of saidclamp. The recesses (Z and d are located at the inner opposite edges ofthe clamp D and are only deep enough to receive a part of the thicknessof said post and pipe, the projecting parts of said post and pipe beingforced against each other or against the opposite side of the clamp bythe pressure of the hand-nut F as it is screwed upon the threaded boltf, which extends centrally and horizontally through the clamp D.

. The pipe E is rotatable, tiltable, and longitudinally movable in theclamp D and may be held rigidly in any desired position by the said nutand screw or when held with only a moderate grip may be rotated, tilted,or swung right and left without changing the pressure of the nut F.

A hand-wheel c is provided on the rear or operators end of the pipe E,by which it is moved, and an arm 0, having a clamping-jaw is provided atits front end.

A rod Gr, having a handball extends through pipe E, its front end havinga plate g with a vertical slot g therein. This end of the rod Cr mayitself be bent into the form shown in Fig. 3, in which the loop 9 willserve the same purpose as the slot r in the plate g.

H is the blender-frame, preferably made of heavy wire bent to form thetwo ends and a side of a rectangle and having flanges it h to hold theblender-card I. A shaft 71., with an oscillating arm 72 at a right anglethereto, extends from the frame H and is movably clamped by the jaws 0above mentioned, said arm 7L passing loosely through the slot g in theplate g.

By pushing forward or drawing back the rod G the blender is caused toincline as de sired, its axial line at the deepest part of the notchedcurve remaining substantially in the same position with reference to thefocal point of the camera.

It is evident that with this construction the blender may readily bemoved nearer to or farther from the camera, that it may be inclinedforward or backward, or be swung upward or downward and right or left,as desired, by manipulating the wheel a or ball g, which are placedconveniently for the operator.

What I claim, and desire to secure, is-

1. In a vignetter attachable to a camerastand, a holder having jaws toengage said stand, a set-screw to bind said jaws thereon a IOC verticalpost on said holder and a verticallybisected clamp on said post, for thepurpose stated.

2. In a vignetter, a holder having a fixed vertical post, avertically-bisected clamp, one of whose members has recesses to engagesaid post, the other of said members having recesses to engage a pipe,and means to adj ustably bind said post and said pipe in said clamp forthe purpose specified.

3. In a vignetter having a holder with a vertical post, a bisected clampon said post, a screw and nut to hold the members of said clamptogether, recesses (Z in the edge of one of said members to engage saidpost, recesses (Z in the edge of said other member, a pipe in saidrecesses (Z, said post and said pipe contacting under pressure of saidscrew and nut l l l tical base, means for detachably fastening the saidbase to the camera-stand, a bisected clamp one of whose members hasrecesses to engage said base. the other of whose members has recesses toengage a pipe and means for adjustably binding said base and said pipein said clamp. for the purpose specified.

5. I11 a vignetter having an ad justing-pipe, an arm thereon, a clamp onsaid arm, ashaft connected with theblender-frame, an arm on said shaftand a rod extending through said pipe having a terminal slot adapted toengage said arm on said shaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub- \Vitnesses:

F. Dnnnus, UnAs. I). Donn.

